The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-01-21


50, 900, 600 feet of lumber valued at. $500, OO
700, 900 bbls charcoal do do. 77,OOt
$50 do spirits turpentine do do..... $50
5000 do rosin do dO..... 10,OO(
705, 900 shingles do dO..... 2,I1s
Miscellaneous prOduets-wOOl, hides, tai
low. etc, valued at, ............... 1,0OC
Total, .S7O5, lie
Now the remarkable feature OF
the above figures is that two items
charcoal and turpentine more
than pay the cOst estimated by
Maj DamreIl, U. S. Engineer in
charge of the gulf coast improve.
ments OF obtaining twelve feet
of water from the anchorage
ground in the bay up to the mills,
and all this traffic must pass over Il
bar at the mouth of the river upon
which there is less than seven feet
of water at low tide.
With increased facilities for ship
ping, would it not be reasonable to
expect that great advances would
DO made in the lumber, turpeHtine,
rOSin and charcoal business at this
port The piue forests suitable for
turpentine orchards, cover thou.
sands OF square miles, aud the sup
ply OF timber tor lumber, can not he
exhausted within the time of TIL
present generation. The deepening
OF tue river would not only increase
the volume OF trade in the indus
tries now engaged in, but it would
bring new enterprises; capital is
always on the lookout for new in.
veStmentS. a factory Tor nauufac.
turing furniture, wagons, BARS and
ax handles would prosper here f.;
the ash for oars and hickory for
wagons aud AK hautllrs abound in
the swamps OF Pascasonla river
and tributaries, as we'll dis the
sweet gum for making furniture,
the sweet gum wood under test,
has proven TO be capable OF receiv.
ing Il very high polish, which reu
derS it excellent for furniture aud
cabinet making generally.
NOtthe least benefit to be expect.
ed from the deepening of the river
is an Increase OF business tor our
ship yards, no class pays greater
percentage of their own earnings
into the public treasures than
mechanics and lahOrtrS, they are
nearly all scOnSumrrs, aud nine.
tenths of them SPEND all they Parn.
Thus through their merchants, in
the shape OF privilege taxes, inter.
nal revenue and import duties, the
mechanic and labOrer becomes the
main support of the government,
hence the Importance OF Congress
us deep water aud by NJ
foster a business that will re-
II large vessels could
get up to the ship yards many
would come expressly to do repairs,
and with the Alabama iron aud
GOAL so convenient, together with
leep water many large vessels
would be built here, for no country
n the world can excell this port in
he quality and quantity OF It's ship
building material.
A word TO the Gull and Ship
Island Railroad Company. Ii
here is a point on the Mississippi
Coast where a better trads is had,
Dr. where it is possible to build up
4 better one than at PdscagOula,
let it be the terminus of said
road, but it PascagOula offers the
best inducemeut do not commit so
an act 10 terminate the
road at Mississippi City, where it
will take u canal of seven nautical
niles in length TO reach within one
nile of the shore aud obtain a
of but nineteen ieet, instead of
six miles al estimated by the Times
of the 18th inst, and
where a wharf or other structure
would be more exposed to storms
han at any other point on the
coast, aud where no ship yards
could possibly be- maintained for
of deep water, and as the
Instance TO a dumping grnnnd Tor
excavations is considerable, the
cost OF digging q Canal would nee
.'Ssarily be very great. The under.
standing being that the terminus
N The coast will depend on the
Ielection Of the United States En-.
,lneer in charge of the Gulf Coast.
appeal TO that gentleman to save
us professional reputation by Sc
PascagOula rs a terminus;
I've aud one quarter miles is the
distance from the mainland to nine.
cen aud One half feet of water, :
Tith a dumping ground for exca
'atiOns not exceeding two miles
.lstant there is niHeteen feet and
* inches of water at low idle in
iorn Island Pass, and from natu
causes gradually deepening.
lille Ship Island Pass from the /,
anne cause it filing mp. BY all
leans gentlemen, you who have !
lOney aud reputation at stake, do {
OF throw your money away or 8
last yOnT reputation for life. :
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